Happy New Year darlings, and welcome to the Blackbird Post! We’re so pleased to officially launch this blog, creating a space where we can share thoughts on everything lingerie, offer glimpses into the inspiration for the brand, and get to know you, our dear readers. For our first post, we thought it fitting to do a bit of a re-cap of 2014 as we head into the new year. And boy oh boy what a year it has been for Blackbird! This time last year we had just wrapped up an epic Kickstarter campaign, raising over $40,000 to help this bird take flight. Soon thereafter we participated in Lingerie Fashion Week in New York, where we were featured in the “Ones to Watch” exhibition for emerging designers, as well as a runway show on closing night. In the spring and summer we produced our debut MAVEN collection, shipped out over 250 Kickstarter rewards, and launched our online boutique. Now we’ve just wrapped up our first holiday season and are looking forward to some exciting plans for Valentine’s Day! (more on that later :). We are eager to do even bigger things in 2015, and look forward to sharing this journey with you.

Lingerie Fashion Week, February 2014. Photo credit: Nomi Ellenson

Marin steaming the goods at Lingerie Fashion Week

Julia in our manufacturer's facility in South San Francisco.

Kickstarter rewards ready to ship!

We’d also like to take a moment to celebrate our Mavens who had birthdays in December: Edith Piaf (b. December 19, 1915), renowned chanteuse and icon of France, and Marlene Dietrich, (b. December 27, 1901), German-born actress and style icon known for her supernatural allure and pioneering androgynous fashion. We raise our glasses to these spirited and inspirational women!

We’ll leave you with that for now, but look forward to posting here again soon. We wish you a happy and fulfilling new year, filled with love, laughter, and gorgeous underthings!xoMarin & Julia